Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

The Cisco Unified IP Phone includes many configurable network settings that you may need to modify before the phone is functional for your users. You can access these settings, and change some of them, through menus on the phone. Settings that are display-only on the phone are configured in Cisco Unified CM Administration.

Displaying a Configuration Menu

To display a configuration menu, perform the following steps.

Note You can control whether a phone has access to the Settings menu or to options on this menu by using the Settings Access field in the Cisco Unified CM Administration Phone Configuration window. The Settings Access field accepts these values:

•Enabled—Allows access to the Settings menu.

•Disabled—Prevents access to the Settings menu.

•Restricted—Allows access to the User Preferences menu and allows volume changes to be saved. Prevents access to other options on the Settings menu.

If you cannot access an option on the Administrator Settings menu, check the Settings Access field.

Step 3 Enter the password and then press the Select button. The Admin Settings password is configured in the Local Phone Unlock Password parameter in the Common Phone Profile Configuration on Cisco Unified CM Administration.

Note Users can access the Admin Settings without entering a password when the Local Phone Unlock Password parameter is not configured

Step 4 Perform one of these actions to display the desired menu:

•Use the navigationbar to select the desired menu and then press the Select button.

•Use the keypad on the phone to enter the number that corresponds to the menu.

Unlocking and Locking Options

You can apply a password to the phone so that no changes can be made to the administrative options on the phone without the password being entered on the Admin Settings phone screen.

To apply a password to the phone, in Cisco Unified CM administration, navigate to the Common Phone Profile Configuration window (Device > Device Settings > Common Phone Profile). Enter a password in the Local Phone Unlock Password option. Apply the password to the common phone profile that the phone uses.

Editing Values

When you edit the value of an option setting, follow these guidelines:

•Use the keys on the keypad to enter numbers and letters.

•To enter letters by using the keypad, use a corresponding number key. Press the key one or more times to display a particular letter. For example, press the 2 key once for "a," twice quickly for "b," and three times quickly for "c." After you pause, the cursor automatically advances to allow you to enter the next letter.

•To enter a period (for example, in an IP address), press * on the keypad.

•Press the up arrow on the navigation bar to move the cursor to the left most character, and press the down arrow on the navigation bar to move the cursor to the right most character.

•Press if you make a mistake. This softkey deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

•Press the Cancel softkey before pressing the Save softkey to discard any changes that you have made.

Note If the ports are configured for PC Port Remote Configuration in Unified CM, the data cannot be changed on the phone.

LLDP-MED: Switch Port

Enables and disables Link Layer Discovery Protocol Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) on the switch port. Use this setting to force the phone to use a specific discovery protocol, which should match the protocol supported by the switch. Settings include: